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WhittakerW






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Traditional Notation









Hypergeometric Functions > WhittakerW[nu,mu,z] > Series representations > Asymptotic series expansions





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Input Form





WhittakerW[\[Nu], \[Mu], z] \[Proportional] (z^\[Nu] (1 + (-(1/4) + \[Mu]^2 + \[Nu] - \[Nu]^2)/z + (16 \[Mu]^4 + (3 - 8 \[Nu] + 4 \[Nu]^2)^2 - 8 \[Mu]^2 (5 - 8 \[Nu] + 4 \[Nu]^2))/(32 z^2) + \[Ellipsis]))/ E^(z/2) /; (Abs[z] -> Infinity)










Standard Form





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MathML Form







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Rule Form





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